Rosemary’s Baby

Mia Farrow captures the true unsettling nature of NYE parties in this cult horror classic. As she unknowingly rings in the New Year within her devil-worshipping neighbor’s house, Farrow bursts into tears as she fears her unborn baby is dying. The night slowly gets worse, as we all know, but Farrow’s tears eerily feel a little too relatable at the close of 2020.

“It’s alright, it’s good for her. Let her cry it out,” her friend says. Same Mia, same.

Boogie Nights

I would say Little Bill probably had the worst New Year’s Eve ever in 1997. While in high spirits upon his arrival, we watch in a single shot as Little Bill’s promising night crumbles apart. When Bill calmly returns to his car and grabs his gun, a part of me blamed NYE for what transpired after. The man just wanted to kiss his wife at midnight for god’s sake!

Godfather Part 2

As shown by the previous entry, NYE can be a truly heartbreaking endeavor. Even the cold-hearted mobster Michael Corleone can attest to that. In what ends up being Fredo’s last NYE celebration ever, this iconic scene in Godfather Part 2 actually shows that no one wins on NYE, no matter how hard we try to let things go. I feel for you Michael, I really do.

Poseidon

No one, and I mean no one, had a worse NYE than these party-goers. In fact, I bet you none of them have celebrated New Year’s since. While the 1972 version remains a classic, be sure to watch the horrendous 2006 remake if you want to really bask in the self-loathing of this crap holiday.

Snowpiercer

In this flaming hot trash heap of a post-apocalyptic thriller, Snowpiercer is a bizarre adventure that takes place entirely on a train, and it features one of the oddest New Year’s Eve celebrations ever. Chris Evans, still gorgeous even while scraggily, is taking mofos out with an axe at a rapid pace when suddenly, for some reason, the enemy soldiers all pause to ring in the new year. It’s such a cringe moment of “comic relief,” but in a sense, it perfectly encapsulates how ridiculous NYE is.